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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>RPM International Inc. reported its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter and full year earnings, reflecting sustained growth and positive transformations influenced by its Margin Acceleration Plan 2025 (MAP 2025) initiatives.</li><li>However, as the company navigates a competitive and changing market landscape, both strengths and challenges have emerged from its performance.</li><li>One significant highlight is RPM International Inc.’s continuing revenue growth, achieving a record sales year with substantial increases in adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), which grew roughly 12%.</li></ul>

RPM International Inc. reported its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter and full year earnings, reflecting sustained growth and positive transformations influenced by its Margin Acceleration Plan 2025 (MAP 2025) initiatives.However, as the company navigates a competitive and changing market landscape, both strengths and challenges have emerged from its performance.One significant highlight is RPM International Inc.’s continuing revenue growth, achieving a record sales year with substantial increases in adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), which grew roughly 12%.

RPM International: Will They Attain The Targeted Margin Enhancement via MAP '25 Initiative? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>RPM International's third-quarter fiscal 2024 results marked their ninth consecutive quarter of record sales and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) results, driven by the company's operational improvement initiatives - the MAP 2025.</li><li>This positive momentum was achieved, notwithstanding lower sales volumes in the Consumer and Specialty Products segments.</li><li>Performance Coatings Group and Construction Products Group led sales growth, benefiting from strong demand from infrastructure and building projects.</li></ul>

RPM International's third-quarter fiscal 2024 results marked their ninth consecutive quarter of record sales and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) results, driven by the company's operational improvement initiatives - the MAP 2025.This positive momentum was achieved, notwithstanding lower sales volumes in the Consumer and Specialty Products segments.Performance Coatings Group and Construction Products Group led sales growth, benefiting from strong demand from infrastructure and building projects.

RPM International: Investment In Asian Market & Economic Growth & 5 Fundamental Factors Driving Its Performance! - Financial Forecasts

<ul><li>RPM International Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter, with a notable 4.1% surge in consolidated sales, reaching an unprecedented $2.01 billion.</li><li>This growth, propelled by pricing strategies and moderate volume expansion, resulted in a 3.9% increase in organic sales.</li><li>In contrast, the Specialty Products Group experienced a 10.7% decline in sales, reaching $181 million, primarily due to weak OEM demand and divestitures.</li></ul>

RPM International Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter, with a notable 4.1% surge in consolidated sales, reaching an unprecedented $2.01 billion.This growth, propelled by pricing strategies and moderate volume expansion, resulted in a 3.9% increase in organic sales.In contrast, the Specialty Products Group experienced a 10.7% decline in sales, reaching $181 million, primarily due to weak OEM demand and divestitures.

RPM International Inc.: How Consumer Demands Propel Exceptional Sales Growth! - Major Drivers

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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>WTR-CMI last week. After the momentous US election, the stock market has rallied on expectations of lower regulations, lower taxes, and a more confrontational approach to China and other geopolitical adversaries.</li><li>Last week saw some profit taking across the market, with the Russell 2000, which we view as a better proxy for the broader market, declining 4%, with the large- cap, tech-heavy S&amp;P 500 posting a 2.1% decline.</li><li>Our WTR-CMI Index of 30 specialty chemicals and materials companies fared similarly, losing 2.2% of its value. </li></ul>

WTR-CMI last week. After the momentous US election, the stock market has rallied on expectations of lower regulations, lower taxes, and a more confrontational approach to China and other geopolitical adversaries.Last week saw some profit taking across the market, with the Russell 2000, which we view as a better proxy for the broader market, declining 4%, with the large- cap, tech-heavy S&amp;P 500 posting a 2.1% decline.Our WTR-CMI Index of 30 specialty chemicals and materials companies fared similarly, losing 2.2% of its value. 

Mat-Chem Notes - Growth Remains Elusive as Geopolitics of Battery Metals Heats Up

<ul><li>Elections have consequences. The November 2024 elections in the US have ushered in not just a change in political landscape for the country and the makeup of the federal government but are likely to result in material changes to government policies and priorities for 2025 and beyond.</li><li>These include international trade, the federal regulatory environment, and tax policies that can affect consumer sentiment, company strategies when it comes to capital deployment, and end market dynamics.</li><li>While specifics could emerge in the coming months, we expect modest inflationary pressures from expected tariffs on imported goods to be largely offset by more constructive energy policies, tax incentives, and a reduced federal regulatory burden, along with a reduced federal government role in economic decision-making to lead to an improvement in economic growth in 2025.</li></ul>

Elections have consequences. The November 2024 elections in the US have ushered in not just a change in political landscape for the country and the makeup of the federal government but are likely to result in material changes to government policies and priorities for 2025 and beyond.These include international trade, the federal regulatory environment, and tax policies that can affect consumer sentiment, company strategies when it comes to capital deployment, and end market dynamics.While specifics could emerge in the coming months, we expect modest inflationary pressures from expected tariffs on imported goods to be largely offset by more constructive energy policies, tax incentives, and a reduced federal regulatory burden, along with a reduced federal government role in economic decision-making to lead to an improvement in economic growth in 2025.

The US Elections' Impact on 2025 Outlook - November 13, 2024

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RPM International, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells various specialty chemical product lines. The Company's product lines include specialty paints, protective coatings and roofing systems, sealants and adhesives, focusing on the maintenance needs of both the industrial and consumer markets.

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RPM International: Will They Attain The Targeted Margin Enhancement via MAP '25 Initiative? - Major Drivers

RPM International Inc. reported its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter and full year earnings, reflecting sustained growth and positive transformations...

Baptista Research

RPM International: Investment In Asian Market & Economic Growth & 5 Fundamental Factors Driving Its Performance! - Financial Forecasts

RPM International's third-quarter fiscal 2024 results marked their ninth consecutive quarter of record sales and earnings before interest and...

Baptista Research

RPM International Inc.: How Consumer Demands Propel Exceptional Sales Growth! - Major Drivers

RPM International Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter, with a notable 4.1% surge in consolidated sales, reaching an...

Baptista Research

Mat-Chem Notes - Growth Remains Elusive as Geopolitics of Battery Metals Heats Up

After the momentous US election, the stock market has rallied on expectations of lower regulations, lower taxes, and a more confrontational...

Water Tower Research

The US Elections' Impact on 2025 Outlook - November 13, 2024

While specifics could emerge in the coming months, we expect modest inflationary pressures from expected tariffs on imported goods to be largely...

Water Tower Research

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